Star Wars the Force Awakens – Guesses at Plot

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Ok here’s my plot synopsis based on the trailers:

The Force Awakens starts with the introduction of the First Order, and they are at the huge base seen in the trailer. The base is a planet and built into the planet is a huge gun, powered by the planet core or something.

The bad guys have captured Poe Dameron and are brainwashing him.

Finn is a legit stormtrooper but learns about the planet gun and sees Poe getting tortured and so he decides to pinch a tie fighter and run away. He probably steals the lightsabre at this point, from Kylo Ren’s artefact collection.

He gets shot down, probably by Phasma, and lands on the planet and sends a distress call to the rebels, or whatever they are called now.

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Meanwhile Rey and Bb8 are out scavenging the Star Destroyer. She goes to the village to sell her crap.

Finn turns up, but is followed by Phasma and the troopers, who shoot the shit out of everything. Rey helps Finn escape but they are about done for when the Falcon shows up and Han and Chewie rescue them.

They have some battles and they piss off into space.

I think something bad happens to Chewie around this time.

Finn or Rey know about the Falcon and you get the whole ‘it’s true’ speech from Han, ironically during Hyperspace on the falcon, same as in the original, but this time the Skeptic is the believer.

They all fly to the secret Rebel base.

Finn sees Dameron and recognises him, but isn’t sure.

Finn, Rey and Han go see Leia, who is basically queen/general.

Finn defects and tells them about the planet weapon and about Kylo Ren. He shows them the lightsabre and gets to keep it. Leia doesn’t want it, because Luke has abandoned them/is missing and she doesn’t really like the Jedi much. She still misses Luke, as does Han.

R2D2 disappears.

Having found out about the planet weapon, the Rebels launch into an attack, but ITS AN AKBAR!

Poe Dameron has given away the Rebels plans, due to being brainwashed at the beginning.

Battles ensue with Kylo relentlessly pursing Finn to get back what was stolen. Finn gets into a lightsabre fight but gets his arse kicked. Just as he’s about to be killed, Luke SKYWALKER shows up, having been told about Finn by R2D2, the only one he trusted with his location.